A WORLD UNDER CURSE
Key verse: 15
NIV
14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,
“Cursed(A) are you above all livestock
and all wild animals!
You will crawl on your belly
and you will eat dust(B)
all the days of your life.
15 And I will put enmity
between you and the woman,
and between your offspring[a](C) and hers;(D)
he will crush[b] your head,(E)
and you will strike his heel.”
16 To the woman he said,
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:15 Or seed
- Genesis 3:15 Or strike
Cross references
- Genesis 3:14 : Dt 28:15-20
- Genesis 3:14 : Ps 72:9; Isa 49:23; 65:25; Mic 7:17
- Genesis 3:15 : Jn 8:44; Ac 13:10; 1Jn 3:8
- Genesis 3:15 : Ge 16:11; Jdg 13:5; Isa 7:14; 8:3; 9:6; Mt 1:23; Lk 1:31; Gal 4:4; Rev 12:17
- Genesis 3:15 : Ro 16:20; Heb 2:14
- Genesis 3:16 : Ps 48:5-6; Isa 13:8; 21:3; 26:17; Jer 4:31; 6:24; Mic 4:9; 1Ti 2:15
- Genesis 3:16 : 1Co 11:3; Eph 5:22
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ESV
14 The Lord God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this,
cursed are you above all livestock
and above all beasts of the field;
on your belly you shall go,
and (A)dust you shall eat
all the days of your life.
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring[a] and (B)her offspring;
(C)he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.”
16 To the woman he said,
“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;
(D)in pain you shall bring forth children.
(E)Your desire shall be contrary to[b] your husband,
but he shall (F)rule over you.”
Footnotes
- Genesis 3:15 Hebrew seed; so throughout Genesis
- Genesis 3:16 Or shall be toward (see 4:7)
Cross references
- Genesis 3:14 : Isa. 65:25; Mic. 7:17
- Genesis 3:15 : Isa. 7:14; Mic. 5:3; Matt. 1:23, 25; Luke 1:34, 35; Gal. 4:4; 1 Tim. 2:15
- Genesis 3:15 : Rom. 16:20; Heb. 2:14; Rev. 20:1-3, 10
- Genesis 3:16 : [John 16:21]
- Genesis 3:16 : ch. 4:7; Song 7:10
- Genesis 3:16 : 1 Cor. 11:3; 14:34; Eph. 5:22-24; Col. 3:18; 1 Tim. 2:11, 12; Titus 2:5; 1 Pet. 3:1, 5, 6
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1. God cursed the serpent (14-15)
God cursed the serpent. He punished him by destroying his pride (14); Satan would be at war with mankind, but in the end, he would lose. God planted the hope and assurance of victory in man's heart. The offspring of the woman would someday crush Satan's head. Jesus, the offspring of the woman, did this. He was sorely wounded, but he won the victory by his death and resurrection.
2. Woman's punishment (16)
God's blessing became a curse. Woman's greatest joy became her greatest pain; furthermore, she became a captive to her own desire, and instead of being a willing and joyful helper and friend to her husband, she became his slave. Only Jesus can set women free from the curse of slavery to desire, and enable her to serve God in freedom and joy.
Prayer: Father, I was born under the curse of sin; but I thank you for Jesus, who sets me free and gives me hope and makes me fruitful.
One Word: Jesus crushed Satan's head
